FKIE_CVE-2023-5450

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-10-10 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:48
Severity
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An insufficient verification of data vulnerability exists in BIG-IP Edge Client Installer on macOS that may allow an attacker elevation of privileges during the installation process.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
References
f5sirt@f5.comhttps://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000135040Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000135040Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager *
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager *
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager *
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager *
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager *
f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager 17.1.0
apple macos -
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